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PF & ESI Disallowance Removed as Income Tax Act 2025 allows Deposit till ITR Due Date

Income Tax : Under the earlier law, even a one-day delay in depositing employee contributions resulted in permanent tax disallowance. The new r...

May 8, 2026 1395 Views 0 comment Print

175 Legal Compliances and Legal Updates for May-2026 in India

CA, CS, CMA : This update compiles key statutory deadlines across multiple laws for May 2026. It highlights filing requirements under income tax...

May 4, 2026 53070 Views 2 comments Print

Budget 2026 simplifies Rule for Due Date for Deposit Employee Contributions

Income Tax : The Central Government, in the Union Budget 2026, has proposed an important amendment concerning employee welfare funds. The objec...

March 10, 2026 2391 Views 0 comment Print

Employee Contribution to PF/ESIC allowable if Paid by ITR due date

Income Tax : The amendment replaces the fund-specific due date with the return-filing deadline for claiming deductions. Employers gain greater ...

February 2, 2026 3552 Views 0 comment Print

PF/ESI Deduction Denied for Late Deposit, Allowed for Holiday – 143(1) Adjustment Upheld

Income Tax : Delhi High Court upholds disallowance of delayed PF/ESI contributions under Section 143(1), but permits deductions when the due da...

September 14, 2025 1569 Views 0 comment Print


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ESIC Amnesty Scheme 2025: Guidelines for ESI Case Settlement

Corporate Law : ESIC launched a one-time Amnesty Scheme (Oct 2025-Sept 2026) to settle pending court cases on ESI contribution, coverage, and dama...

October 6, 2025 1389 Views 0 comment Print

ESIC Amnesty Scheme 2025: Settle ESI Court Cases

Corporate Law : ESIC launches the Amnesty Scheme 2025 (Oct 2025-Sep 2026) to settle ESI court cases, withdrawal of prosecution, and reduce litigat...

October 3, 2025 2979 Views 0 comment Print

ESI/EPF Registration in e-form AGILE-PRO-S: Request to Develop Optionality

Company Law : Explore the challenges faced by newly incorporated companies regarding mandatory ESI and EPF registrations in India, with proposed...

May 24, 2024 2775 Views 0 comment Print

ESIC: Dormant Status of Companies Registered Through MCA Portal

Corporate Law : As we all know that registration on Sham Suvidha Portal for new Companies was discontinued w.e.f. 15.02.2020 and thereafter, Compa...

December 29, 2022 20268 Views 3 comments Print

ESIC felicitates donors to ESIC Hospitals during COVID-19 Pandemic

Corporate Law : Through the coordinated efforts of Government, Private Institutions, Civil Society, NGOs and Private Citizens overcame the health ...

July 15, 2021 663 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Deletes PF/ESI Disallowance as Section 143(1) Adjustment Held Beyond Scope

Income Tax : The Tribunal examined disallowance made for delayed employee contributions under Section 143(1). It held that debatable issues can...

April 30, 2026 594 Views 0 comment Print

Section 263 Upheld as AO Failed to Verify TDS Rates & Delayed PF/ESI Payments

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that the original assessment was not erroneous or prejudicial except for TDS verification and PF/ESI disallowanc...

December 1, 2025 417 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment Found Erroneous for Not Applying Checkmate Law—Revision Justified

Income Tax : ITAT confirmed Section 263 revision after finding that the AO wrongly allowed delayed PF/ESI contributions despite binding Supreme...

November 30, 2025 615 Views 0 comment Print

PF/ESI Paid After Statutory Due Date Not Deductible, Sectiom 143(1)(a) Adjustment Sustained

Income Tax : The assessee’s plea that delayed PF/ESI deduction was a debatable issue was rejected because Checkmate had settled the law retro...

November 19, 2025 741 Views 0 comment Print

Delay in EPF/ESIC Deposit Attracts Disallowance Even in 143(1) Processing: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The Tribunal confirmed that employees’ contributions to EPF and ESIC deposited after the statutory due dates are disallowable un...

November 9, 2025 837 Views 0 comment Print


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ESIC Registration Mandated After Social Security Code Rollout

Corporate Law : The Government of India has implemented the Code on Social Security, 2020 with nationwide effect from November 21, 2025, consolida...

December 11, 2025 4896 Views 0 comment Print

ESIC SPREE Scheme: Employer-Employee Registration

Corporate Law : ESIC launches SPREE, a scheme from July 1 to Dec 31, 2025, for employers and employees to register under the ESI Act without retro...

July 1, 2025 2850 Views 0 comment Print

ESIC’s SPREE 2025: Registration with no enquiry for previous periods

Corporate Law : ESIC's SPREE 2025 scheme offers a time-bound opportunity for employers to register their businesses and employees without past pen...

July 1, 2025 1002 Views 0 comment Print

ESIC Draft Rules on Medical Benefits for Retirees

Corporate Law : ESIC proposes new rules for medical benefits to retired employees and spouses, open to public suggestions for 30 days from notific...

April 4, 2025 1635 Views 0 comment Print

Amendment in the Employees State Insurance (Central) Rules, 1950

Corporate Law : Explore the latest amendment to the Employees' State Insurance Rules 1950, raising the threshold from INR 5 to 25 crores. Get insi...

February 26, 2024 2772 Views 0 comment Print


Amendment to Sections 36(1)(va) & 43B vide Finance Act, 2021 are prospective

March 20, 2022 2343 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that, the said amendment to Section 39(1)(va) and Section 43B effected by Finance Act 2021 is having prospective effect. Since, the said amendment is having prospective effect and not being retrospective one the same cannot be applied to the present case.

Amended provisions of section 43B & 36(1)(va) not applicable for AY 2018-19

March 17, 2022 1797 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that amended provisions of section 43B as well as 36(1)(va) of the I.T. Act are not applicable for the assessment year 2018-19.

Employees’ contribution towards ESI/PF paid before due date of filing of return of income allowable

March 17, 2022 1557 Views 0 comment Print

Arjun Yadav Vs DCIT (ITAT Chandigarh) In the instant case, it is not in dispute that employees’ contribution to ESI and PF had been deposited well before the due date of filing of return of income u/s 139(1) of the Act. We further note that though the ld. CIT(A) has not disputed the various decisions […]

Amendments related to Employees’ Contribution to ESIC/PF vide Finance Act, 2021 are Prospective

March 14, 2022 8016 Views 0 comment Print

Plivo Communications Private Limited Vs ACIT (ITAT Bangalore) Hon’ble Supreme Court in the recent judgment in the case of M.M.Aqua Technologies Limited v. CIT reported in (2021) 436 ITR 582 (SC) had held that retrospective provision in a taxing Act which is ‘for the removal of doubts’ cannot be presumed to be retrospective, if it […]

Employee Contribution To PF/ESI of AY 2019-20 paid before ITR Filing allowable

March 8, 2022 2295 Views 0 comment Print

Methods (India) Private Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Bangalore) In this case there is no dispute that the assessee made payment of the Employees share of PF/ESI on or before the due date for filing return of income for AY 2017-18 u/s. 139(1) of the Act. The next aspect to be considered is whether the amendment […]

Amended to section 43B & 36(1)(va) vide Finance Act, 2021 not applicable to AY 2018-19 & 2019-20

March 6, 2022 1929 Views 0 comment Print

Sri. Yeruva Prasad Vs ACIT/DCIT (ITAT Bangalore) The amended provisions of section 43B as well as 36(1)(va) of the I.T.Act are not applicable for the assessment years under consideration i.e. 2018-19 & 2019-20. By following the binding decision of the Hon’ble jurisdictional High Court in the case of Essae Teraoka Pvt. Ltd Vs. DCIT (supra), […]

PF/ESI Registration – Benefits and Applicability

March 5, 2022 141180 Views 0 comment Print

EPF REGISTRATION:- Organization with 20 or moré employees are required by law to register for EPF Scheme within one month of attending the minimum strength of 20 employees. Small organizations which do not have minimum strength can register themselves voluntarily. If an employee drawing salary more than 15000 per month , it is not mandatory […]

Allowability of delayed payment of employee’s contribution to PF/ESIC

March 5, 2022 11412 Views 0 comment Print

Rakesh Janghu Vs Circle, 33(1) (ITAT Delhi) On perusal of the records, we observe that the Assessing Officer has made the impugned addition on the ground that the assessee has deposited employee’s contribution towards Provident Fund and ESI amounting to Rs.2,32,41,551/- after due date as prescribed under the relevant Act/ Rules in breach of Explanation […]

March (2022) Month’s Legal Obligations for India

March 3, 2022 3930 Views 0 comment Print

Article explains March (2022) Month’s Legal Obligations for India under Income Tax Act, 1961, Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948,  Employees Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952  and Companies Act, 2013. March (2022) Month’s Legal Obligations for India (A) Income Tax Act, 1961 […]

Tax and Legal Compliance Calendar for March 2022

March 3, 2022 71427 Views 0 comment Print

Stay on top of your tax and legal obligations with our comprehensive compliance calendar for March 2022. Don’t miss any important due dates.

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